re lease/support -- the difference is that if you stop paying the lease, you cannot legally continue using the software. In fact, depending on the contract, if the company goes out of business (or drops the product) you might not be able to legally continue using it. To take an extreme example, they could raise the lease rate to 5000/year, and you must either pay it or STOP using the software. With a purchased product, you can always continue using it, although it may be unsupported.
Depending on the customer's situation, the difference in the cost of the software MIGHT be considered insignificant compared to training costs or productivity gains/losses, or the risk of being forced to switch packages. > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, September 06, 2002 2:05 AM <snip> > Regarding leases and support, I don't have a problem paying for a lease if I > think I getting something for my money. I've had two (possibly three) updates > in six months so I figure I'm getting support and quite frankyly what's the > difference between a lease and ATS? What happens if you don't pay for the ATS? > It isn't clear. Anyone considering spending 5000 on software (which is 20 > years of a 250 lease), should wonder what they'll be doing/using in 20 years > time and how much maintenance they'll have paid in the interim to keep it up to > date. ************************************************************************ * Tracking #: E4DF6FAF67ADB54197AFB8A0AE992D8104F74EDD * ************************************************************************ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * To post a message: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * To leave this list visit: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/leave.html * * Contact the list manager: * mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * Forum Guidelines Rules: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/forumrules.html * * Browse or Search previous postings: * http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
